12-letter words containing p, r, e, a, y
- gene therapy — the application of genetic engineering to the transplantation of genes into human cells in order to cure a disease caused by a genetic defect, as a missing enzyme.
- gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
- grape family — the plant family Vitaceae, characterized by woody climbing vines with tendrils, having alternate, simple or compound leaves, and bearing clusters of small flowers and berries, and including Boston ivy, grape, grape ivy, and Virginia creeper.
- graph theory — the branch of mathematics dealing with linear graphs.
- gray panther — a member of an organized group of elderly people seeking to secure or protect their rights by collective action.
- gray snapper — a snapper, Lutjanus griseus, of shallow waters off the coast of Florida, having a grayish-green body with a brown spot on each scale.
- greasy spoon — a cheap and rather unsanitary restaurant.
- grey panther — a member of the generation of affluent older consumers, who regard themselves as young, active, and sociable
- handypersons — Plural form of handyperson.
- happy camper — Slang. a person who is cheerful and satisfied: There were no happy campers after the company was reorganized.
- heliotherapy — treatment of disease by means of sunlight.
- heptahydrate — a hydrate that contains seven molecules of water, as magnesium sulfate, MgSO 4 ⋅7H 2 O.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- heterography — spelling different from that in current use.
- heteroplasty — the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.
- hire company — a company that hires things out to people
- homeotherapy — therapy for a disease by means of an agent that is similar to but not identical with the causative agent of the disease.
- horseplayers — Plural form of horseplayer.
- hydnocarpate — a salt or ester of hydnocarpic acid.
- hydrocephaly — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
- hydrographer — the science of the measurement, description, and mapping of the surface waters of the earth, with special reference to their use for navigation.
- hydrotherapy — the branch of therapeutics that deals with the curative use of water.
- hymenopteran — hymenopterous.
- hyper-lethal — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- hyper-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- hyperacidity — excessive acidity, as of the gastric juice.
- hyperalgesia — an exaggerated sense of pain (opposed to hypalgesia).
- hyperalgesic — Of or pertaining to hyperalgesia.
- hyperarousal — A state of heightened psychological and physiological tension resulting in reduced pain tolerance, anxiety, excessive response to sensory stimulation, insomnia, and fatigue.
- hyperbolical — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hyperchaotic — Of or pertaining to hyperchaos.
- hypercoaster — Megacoaster.
- hyperdactyly — the presence of extra fingers or toes.
- hyperdynamic — (physiology) Describing an increase in both blood pressure and pulse pressure.
- hypergraphia — (psychiatry) A behavioural condition characterised by an intense desire to write, associated with changes in the temporal lobes due to epilepsy or chemical changes.
- hypergravity — The presence of an apparently 'increased' gravitational field in an accelerating or rotating situation.
- hyperinflate — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- hyperkalemia — an abnormally high concentration of potassium in the blood.
- hyperkalemic — Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- hyperkinesia — Pathology. an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular action; spasm.
- hyperlipemia — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; lipemia.
- hyperlogical — reasoning in accordance with the principles of logic, as a person or the mind: logical thinking.
- hypermagical — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- hypermarkets — Plural form of hypermarket.
- hypermediacy — Hypermedia literacy; the state of being conversant with hypermedia technologies.
- hypermutable — Of or in a state in which mutation is abnormally frequent.
- hyperosmolar — Of, pertaining to, or as a result of hyperosmolarity.
- hyperplastic — Of, or relating to hyperplasia.
- hyperpyrexia — an abnormally high fever.
- hyperreactor — a person who behaves in a hyperreactive manner